Macklin and Andy are back with a host of stadium fights this weekend, plus a bit of a bugbear when it comes to tune-up fights - there’s plenty to talk about. Please remember to rate and review wherever you listen to the podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 03, 2025•47 min
To say there's been plenty of boxing since we last caught up would be an understatement and on the weekend there were shows in Las Vegas, Saudi and in New York. Macklin's Take reacts and fills all the gaps. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 08, 2025•51 min
After not just weeks but years of build-up, Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn finally stepped into the centre of Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and went toe-to-toe for 12 solid rounds. It was a night that had a bit of everything and the appearance of Chris Eubank Sr may well have been the cherry on top. This is the Macklin’s Take reaction to Eubank vs Benn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 27, 2025•35 min
Macklin and Andy are back together, gearing up for a bout that looks set to capture the imagination well beyond just boxing fans...beyond even sports fans...and perhaps even into the wider public consciousness. Eubank Jr vs Benn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 24, 2025•36 min
Ben Whittaker has endured a rough ride in recent months, having flipped out of the ring in Saudi Arabia last year... a humbling end to a night that shook his swagger. But in Birmingham, he was back with fire in his belly, out for revenge against his old dance partner, Liam Cameron. The trademark flash was still there, though noticeably dialled down... a touch more grit, a little less glitz. And it worked. Whittaker got the job done in just two rounds. Andy and Matt dive straight into the thick o...
Apr 22, 2025•48 min
Macklin and Andy sit down to discuss the latest boxing news and delve into this weekend’s upcoming rematch between Whittaker and Cameron, following their controversial first encounter in Saudi Arabia last year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 15, 2025•1 hr 13 min
Don’t rub your eyes or scratch your head too much – the rumours are true! You may have heard on the jungle drums that Macklin’s Take was making a return… well, we’ve got good news for you boxing aficionados. It’s true – Matt and Andy are back, talking boxing, the business, and all things in between. In this episode, we’ll dive into the roles and responsibilities that Macklin now plays as a manager, unpack some of the weekend’s happenings, and look ahead to some cracking bouts scheduled over the ...
Apr 08, 2025•1 hr 6 min
Andy and Matt sit down to talk about sports most decisive moment...The Knockout. You can purchase Andy's book here: https://t.co/J7zVHTT2Ha Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 27, 2024•49 min•Season 1Ep. 186
Macklin and Andy are in Riyadh and were both in attendance for the undisputed clash and they couldn't not react on the pod with a fight of this magnitude. @MattMacklin @MrAndyClarke (Twitter/X) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 20, 2024•47 min•Season 1Ep. 185
Matt and Andy sit down to discuss the highly anticipated heavyweight clash that is set to take place at the O2 Arena on Sunday evening. You can pre-order Andy's book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Knockout-Andy-Clarke/dp/0711294852 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 29, 2024•32 min•Season 1Ep. 184
Macklin and Andy look back at the recent fight-night in Saudi as well as the Queensbury show in Birmingham + the subject of pulling a fighter out of a lucrative event. You can pre-order Andy's book 'The Knockout' here: https://amzn.eu/d/91tGECx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 18, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 183
Macklin and Andy are in Saudi for AJ v Ngannou and they're lapping up the fight week chaos with some of the many people making the event happen. You can pre-order 'The Knockout' by Andy Clarke now: https://amzn.eu/d/hnMrPJ6 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 05, 2024•45 min•Season 1Ep. 182
March 8th Anthony Joshua faces Francis Ngannou in Saudi, will Macklin make it or will he become an accoucheur in his own home? Boxing meets the Dad's Club in another episode of Macklin's Take. Andy's book 'The Knockout' is available for pre-order here: https://amzn.eu/d/hnMrPJ6 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 26, 2024•53 min•Season 1Ep. 181
Matt and Andy are back to discuss Fury vs Usyk, domestic schedule, Buatsi vs Yarde, Whittaker and more. Pre-order 'The Knockout' by Andy Clarke here: https://bit.ly/4b7Kj2J Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 19, 2024•56 min•Season 1Ep. 180
This week on Macklin's Take we bring you a very special episode. We talk often on the podcast about amateur boxing, about how vital amateur clubs are, not just to the sport, but also to the communities they belong to, and how the people who run them are the sport's true, unsung heroes. Well a couple of weeks ago Matt invited me along to the birthday party of his old amateur coach, a man who helped save and shape so many young people's lives and who also brought through more than his fair share o...
Nov 27, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 179
Andy and Matt are back to delve into the two most recent events announced with a show full of names on the 23rd of December and an actual date for Fury and Usyk to get it on in February + the conversation goes on to the health of British boxing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 20, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 178
Macklin and Andy react to the news of Joshua v Whyte being cancelled and delve into the topic of PED's in boxing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 07, 2023•53 min•Season 1Ep. 174
Macklin and Andy review a fine week in boxing as Inoue, Fulton, Spence and Crawford not only gave us a week to remember but represented the sport in the finest of manners. A good week for boxing. We would greatly appreciate it if you could take a moment to rate and review our show on Apple Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 31, 2023•53 min•Season 1Ep. 173
The excitement builds on a monster fight week as Inoue and Fulton clash in a fight for the ages in Tokyo, while across the North Pacific Crawford and Spence will finally get down to business. All of this and more in this week's Macklin's Take. @MattMacklin @MrAndyClarke / #MacklinsTake Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 24, 2023•53 min•Season 1Ep. 172
In this episode, Macklin and I are joined by the brilliant Steve Kim! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 10, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 171
Teddy Atlas is back for part 2! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 26, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 170
This week on Macklin's Take it's the one and only, Teddy Atlas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 19, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 169
This week Matt & I are joined by IBO World Featherweight champion Jazza Dickens. And I invite the pair of them to tell me what cliches and general nonsense talk, peddled by the likes of me, winds them up the most! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 12, 2023•53 min•Season 1Ep. 168
He's back, the Macklin's Take franchise champion, Jon Pegg. if you're listening on apple podcast, please rate and review! Thanks for listening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 05, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 167
This week myself and Matt Macklin are joined by former British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion Scott Welch. We caught Scott down in sunny Bournemouth where he was preparing his son Tommy for his fight on the Okolie vs CBS card. We chatted boxing families, the current heavyweight and scene and also took a pretty deep dive into the psychology of boxing and the brutality of suffering and coming back from a knockout. It was very interesting stuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcas...
May 29, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 166
This week on Macklin's Take we bring you part 2 with the legendary Gary Newbon. Please do make sure you have listened to part one before hitting the play button on this one! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 23, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 165
This week on Macklin's Take we bring you the first of two episodes with the one and only Gary Newbon. Gary spent 50 years at the top level in TV and was of course a big part of the brilliant ITV team that brought us the Big Fight Live. Benn vs Eubank, Eubank vs Watson, Benn vs McClellan attracted enormous viewing audiences and Gary was right in the middle of it all, getting where water couldn't and asking the questions that needed to be asked. He's a life-long boxing fan, is bang up to date with...
May 15, 2023•53 min•Season 1Ep. 164
This week on Macklin's Take me and Matt are joined by boxing media mogul and seeker of truth and justice Rob Tebbutt. Rob is one of the most respected and influential operators in boxing's vast digital platform and his channel ID Boxing has quickly earned a reputation as an industry leader. We talk to Rob about the complexities of the YouTube platform and how he's chosen to navigate it over the years and also about the news that ID Boxing is merging with Boxing News to provide and online home fo...
May 01, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 163
This week on Macklin's Take me and Matt are joined by Boxxer's International Head of Boxing Al Siesta. And we ask whether relations between the major UK promoters have hit an all-time low. Or are they capable of working together more so we can avoid nights like May 27th, when we have three world title fights involving British fighters on different cards and different networks, on the same night. Because ultimately it's the sport and the fans that suffer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit p...
Apr 17, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 162
This week we welcome a certain Kody Mommaerts onto the podcast. You'll know him better as Boxxer and Sky MC Big Mo, who has blazed a trail across our screens since making his Sky debut in Bournemouth last summer. An outstanding athlete back in his college days, which weren't long ago at all, his journey to the centre of the ring has been an interesting one to say the least. It was great to sit down with him and hear all about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoic...
Apr 10, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 161